basketball pope

Chapter 753 [Clear at a glance, full of loopholes]

On the 2nd, before the start of the Derby, someone on the Internet mentioned Yang Rui's sentence: "God closed a door, and then Kobe's head was caught by the door", saying that Kobe was the key to the Clippers' win.

When Yang Rui was there, the Lakers had always been the strongest team in the league; after Yang Rui left, the Lakers never won the best record in the regular season again, and no matter how many stars there were, they couldn't win, and the changes were clear at a glance.

Kobe didn't give an interview to predict the outcome, he didn't dare to speak harshly.

Before the game started, the Lakers encountered an embarrassing scene. Today is their home court, but there are a large number of fans wearing Clippers players. When the Clippers players appeared, the applause of the fans was obviously more enthusiastic.

Clearly, the Clippers already have more fans than the Lakers in Los Angeles.

When the players warmed up, ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy said: "The suspense today is not who wins, but how many points the Clippers win. The Lakers can't even beat the Blazers, and they can't beat the Clippers."

Partner Mike Breen agreed: "The Lakers role players must stand up and score, otherwise they won't be able to play at all in the second quarter. Ordinarily, the Lakers have Jamison and Hinrich, and they shouldn't be like this. Their state is declining too fast. ."

Clippers starting: Paul, Danny Green, Gay, Griffin, Chandler.

Lakers starting: Hinrich, Kobe, Artest, Pau Gasol, Howard.

Mike Brown adjusted the lineup to have Sessions on the bench, trying to maximize his breakthrough ability.

However, Hinrich is no longer the successor of Stockton in the Jazz period. He can only shoot, his speed has slowed down after several injuries, and his breakthrough is very poor. On the defensive end, he is 193cm tall and has poor lateral movement speed. Defending the No. 2 position is easy to pass, and letting him play against Paul is an obvious loophole.

Howard wins the jump ball and the game begins.

Ci Shiping passed the ball to Kobe, and the Lakers pulled away.When Sessions didn't play, Kobe changed from playing without the ball to having the ball. Except for him, no one on the court was suitable for attacking with the ball.

The Clippers were man-to-man, and Green defended Kobe Bryant.

Since the beginning of last season, Tony Allen's playing time has been reduced. Yang Rui attaches great importance to training new players. Next summer, the Clippers have many contracts expire. If the renewal does not go well, young players need to play better.They can't be alone without giving them enough time to exercise.

Bryant forced a breakthrough after feinting from the outside. Chandler and Green formed a partial attack near the penalty area. Bryant jumped up and passed the ball in the gap. He wanted to pass it to Howard who was under the basket. The first time he cooperated, there was a mistake.The distance between the two was too close, and Howard's sight was blocked again. He missed the basketball and hit the bottom line.

Paul dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Chandler attracted Howard's defense in the low post, Griffin gave Green no-ball cover on the right to help him get rid of Kobe, Paul immediately passed the ball in the middle.

Kobe Bryant's enthusiasm for chasing and defense has deteriorated this season. Big Gasol's speed is slow and now he is developing in the direction of the center. He shrunk near the penalty area and did not come out. 3 to 0.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe held the ball and Gasol played a pick-and-roll in the middle, Griffin switched defense, Kobe forced a breakthrough, and was double-teamed by two big men Griffin and Chandler to the basket.

Bryant once again scored the ball to Howard on the right. The latter was just about to dunk and was hugged by the retreating Guy and sent to the free throw line. Howard missed both free throws and the rebound was grabbed by Chandler.

Howard's offensive ability is very controversial. Some people think that he can only attack twice and dunk. Some people think that Howard's singles ability is top-notch, and his low-post offense can be ranked first in history. In the 10-11 season, Howard was voted by the team's GM as the No.2 player who can change the team's defensive strategy the most. This man also broke Chamberlain's record for free throws per game, blowing up most of the league's strong inside teams.

In fact, anyone watching the game will find that Howard's weaknesses on the offensive end are too obvious. First of all, the offensive routines are relatively simple, and the traces of training are obvious.The second is that he can't make mid-range shots, which is very fatal. He can't open up space. Finally, his coping ability cannot meet the requirements of the core of the offense.

When these three points come together in one person, it's clear that Howard is a blue collar.In the Lakers, he didn't have many singles opportunities, and opponents who received the ball in the low post could also rely on fouls to prevent him from scoring.

The Clippers attacked, Paul slowly brought to the frontcourt, the middle road did not face Hinrich, and guarded the basketball to observe the movement of his teammates. Griffin gave Green cover again from the side. Gasol was still shrinking near the penalty area, letting Kobe Bryant. chase defense.

Many people found that Mike Brown defensive tactics too rigid.No matter what team he guards the pick-and-roll, he's a big man out of the lane.When encountering a sharp three-point guard and an inside partner who can make a mid-range shot, playing like this is courting death, often leaving open positions, and they are thrown to death by Jack and Calderon in this way.

Green caught the ball and made a jumper, Bryant bypassed Griffin with only a slight interference, and Green made another three-pointer at 70 degrees. 6 to 0.

The Lakers attacked. Hinrich dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Kobe. Green kept his distance and interfered. Kobe dribbled the ball from the left, but he couldn’t smash.

The 34-year-old Kobe still has very good physical coordination, and his movements are very beautiful. He shakes his shoulders, steps, and shoots in one go. He leans back greatly to avoid the cover and enters the net hollow. 6 to 2.

The Clippers attacked, Paul passed the ball to Green, this time Bryant caught up, Green scored the ball to Gay on the left, the latter singled out Artest, made a pull-up jumper, missed the interference, and Howard grabbed the rebound , wait for Hinrich to respond and fall into battle.

The Lakers' starting five can't run at all, they can only play positional warfare, and the fastest person on the outside is Kobe.His body is still in good shape. When training with the Dream Team in the offseason, he can throw the windmill from the air and pick up the dunk!

Hinrich brought it to the frontcourt to pass to Kobe, Kobe and Gasol played a pick-and-roll, attracting Griffin to switch and the ball to the middle.Gasol had a height advantage in the face of Green and didn't make a mid-range shot, and took a step to Howard, who was asking for the ball in the low post on the left.

Howard singled Chandler with his back, squeezed twice and turned to the middle, but couldn't get rid of it, and passed the ball again.

Kobe Bryant held the ball and then singled, failed to get past Green, turned and missed the basket under the interference.Howard failed to rush the offensive rebound, Chandler threw the ball out, and Paul grabbed the rebound.

In this round, the Clippers launched a quick counterattack, Paul dribbled the ball behind Hinrich, and quickly advanced to the front court to Gay.The latter received the ball by the speed of Artest, forcibly missed the layup.

Gasol evacuated quickly and got stuck, ready to win the backcourt rebound. How could Griffin fly up from behind him, his head was flat, completely pressing Gasol, and he received the basketball with both hands, ruthless. He slammed the ball into the basket hard. 8 to 2.

Gasol did not expect that Griffin would grab offensive rebounds so fiercely, coupled with the unstable center of gravity when he jumped gently, he was knocked to the ground by Griffin and lay on the basket.

The fans stood up excitedly and cheered.

Van Gundy said: "Griffin's goal is too brutal, and he will definitely be selected as the top ten goals of his personal career. Gasol will often appear in the highlights in the future."

McBrin said: "Howard likes to rush offensive rebounds, but the Lakers now need him to ensure the speed of the return defense, otherwise it will be difficult to prevent the Clippers from counterattacking."

As the two were talking, Hinrich was stolen by Paul just after halftime. Paul made a fast break alone, attracting Artest to make up the defense and then score the ball. A one-handed dunk, 10-2.

The Lakers defense is full of holes.

(End of this chapter)